France - 1808

Obverse:

Head of the Queen of Naples, with a diadem on her head, jewels in her ears, and necklace around her neck; on the right, a rose bud, on the left, a sprig of myrtle or jessamine.

Legend:

ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΑ ΚΑΡοΛΙΝΗ within a dotted circle.

Exergue:

initials of the artist's name, B. P.

Size:

22 mm.

Reverse:

Victory on wing, crowning the Minotaur with a laurel wreath, within a dotted circle.

Legend:

ΑΩΗ, on the superior part of the field; under the belly of the Minotaur, ΔΕΝ.

Exergue:

ΝΕοΩοΛΙΤΩΝ